Whatley News

ToWanda Jones tearfully asked a Lee County jury Monday morning not to sentence her only son to death.

The small 5-year-old girl clutched to a female Lee County employee for comfort and support when she took the witness stand Wednesday in a capital murder case.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:27 p.m. HAVANA JUNCTION Bob Gamble of the Alabama Historical Commission calls them 'buffalo houses.' CEDARWOOD HOME It is known as a 'buffalo house,' the name given to structures that pre-date Alabama's statehood in 1819 because 'they are going the way ...

Ronald Davis, a longtime federal employee, has been named head of Alabama's office of rural development.

Special Week ... Special People Oct. 15 - The birthday Queen for this week has to be Floyce Smith.

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld deaths sentences for slayings in Jefferson and Macon counties.

A fourth-grade teacher at Barrow Elementary School was named the 2009-10 Teacher of the Year on Friday at the Clarke County School District's annual award ceremony and luncheon.

Grilling is great. But who has time to fire it up every time you're in the mood for a steak or other grilled items? Add a few more steaks next time, and you will save yourself time by simplifying supper for several nights during the week.

It was fashion with a function Friday at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center as some of Dothans most prominent businessmen and leaders took part in a photo shoot.

Houston County Commission Chairman Mark Culver stood before a white backdrop, donning a blue button-up shirt and a pink tie.

Marines stand by the casket of Lance Cpl. Bruce "Bubba" Ferrell Jr. in Bay Minette before the Perdido native was buried today, a week after he was killed in Afghanistan.

A two-vehicle wreck in Mentone on Tuesday afternoon left four injured and forced emergency helicopter landings on or near I-59 to take the victims for treatment.

A two-vehicle wreck in Mentone on Tuesday afternoon left four injured and forced emergency helicopter landings on or near I-59 to take the victims for treatment.

A two-vehicle wreck in Mentone Tuesday afternoon left two in critical condition and forced emergency helicopter landings on Interstate 59 to take the injured to hospitals.

The Alabama Department of Public Health has fined BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing of Tuscaloosa $650 for failing to follow procedures in handling radioactive material.

Jeremy Sherer, an attorney with Birmingham based law firm, Whatley Drake & Kallas, has announced his candidacy for state treasurer.

Instructor Luther Whatley has been teaching student drivers the rights and wrongs of the roadway for 35 years.

Funeral services for Etta Maudene Hudson MacNeil Pebley, 94, of Falkville will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel, Dr.